The DALNET libraries serve many different user groups. Their collections include instructional materials, rich cultural heritage resources and collections of unique one-of-a-kind objects. Each member library plans the production, processing and presentation of digital contents from several perspectives. The following projects represent the use of different approaches to the delivery of digital projects.

African American Health DisparitiesWayne State UniversityThe African American Health Disparities Information Web site is an educational resource on health disparities and other health conditions that adversely affect the African American community. Information sources include: understanding and addressing health disparities, promoting health and wellness, disease management and lifestyle modification and communicating with health care providers.

Arab American Community Resources DirectoryArab American National MuseumArab Americans are among the many ethnic groups that make up the population of the United States. The Community Resources Directory is a collection of annotated listings and provides Internet links and other information about national, regional, and local Arab American resources. This Directory is a collection of MARC records, and is searchable using the Arab American National Museum's library catalog as a search engine for Arab American resources.

Automobile in American Life and SocietyThe Henry Ford - Benson Ford Research Center, University of Michigan-DearbornThis web site contains overview essays and case studies on the automobile’s relationship to labor, gender, race, design, and the environment. Each essay is copiously illustrated with archival materials, and supplemented with a variety of resources for teachers and students (annotated bibliography, definitions, reading comprehension and discussion questions, writing and research assignments). Also included are more than a dozen oral histories of major automobile designers taken during the 1980s by The Henry Ford, digitized and made available online for the first time. [archived site]

Black Abolitionist ArchiveUniversity of Detroit MercyThe Black Abolitionist Archive is a collection of documents created by antebellum blacks. In contrast to the popular belief that the abolitionist crusade was driven by wealthy whites, these important documents provide a portrait of black involvement in the anti-slavery movement. The collection was donated to the University of Detroit Mercy by Dr. C. Peter Ripley in 1998. The paper collection is maintained by Dr. Roy E. Finkenbine who teaches in the UDM History Department. The digital archive is being developed and maintained by the UDM Libraries / IDS.

Bulletins and Annual Reports of the Detroit Museum of Art and the Detroit Institute of ArtDetroit Institute of ArtsIn 1919, the Detroit Museum of Art became the Detroit Institute of Arts and its collection was transferred to the City of Detroit.
Thanks to a Detroit Area Library Network (DALNET) digitization grant, the Detroit Museum of Art and the Detroit Institute of Arts' Bulletins and Annual Reports have been digitized and are now available as .PDF files. Please note: not all volumes are available in their entirety

Cass Corridor Documentation ProjectWayne State UniversityAn oral history project created as part of a Wayne State University Libraries and University Art Collection collaborative, to document Cass Corridor culture during the 1960s-1980s. The interviews were conducted by graduate students in an oral history methods course within the Archives Program of the School of Library and Information Science under the direction of Dr. Joseph Turrini.

Changing Face of the Auto IndustryDetroit Public Library, Wayne State UniversityThe Changing Face of the Auto Industry is a demonstration project showcasing digitized images of photographs, pamphlets, and other materials held by the Detroit Public Library.

Constitution Day CollectionA DALNET Project"Constitution Day (or Citizenship Day) is an American federal observance that recognizes the ratification of the United States Constitution and those who have become U.S. citizens. It is observed on September 17, the day the U.S. Constitutional Convention signed the Constitution in 1787." This project is a collection of cataloged websites and online videos that educators may use to celebrate Constitution Day, in fulfillment of the federal mandate that all publicly funded educational institutions provide educational programming on the history of the American Constitution on that day.

Detroit Publishing CompanyThe Henry Ford - Benson Ford Research CenterThe canals of Venice. The Casbah. The Colorado Rockies. In the days before television, Americans longed to see exotic sights. The photographers of the Detroit Publishing Company, founded in 1895, brought the world to everyone's living room.

Distinguished American Women CollectionA DALNET ProjectA collection of freely accessible online e-books written by a variety of women throughout American history. Ninety titles from the 1830s to the 1920s, both fiction and non-fiction, comprise the collection.

Dorothea June Grossbart Historic Costume CollectionWayne State UniversityThis demonstration project provides digital images and descriptions of the Dorothea June Grossbart Historic Costume Collection. The physical collection contains over 400 garments and accessories from the 19th and 20th centuries, and is curated by the Fashion Design and Merchandising Area of the Department of Art and Art History in the College of Fine Performing, and Communication Arts (CFPCA).

Exhibition Catalogues of the Detroit Museum of Art and the Detroit Institute of ArtDetroit Institute of ArtsThese digitized exhibition catalogues are divided into two sections: the Detroit Museum of Art (1886-1919) and the Detroit Institute of Arts (1919-1923). The exhibition catalogues listed correspond with special exhibitions, including selections from the museum's collection, collections lent by other institutions or individuals for temporary display at the DMA or the DIA, as well as a combination of both. Each exhibition catalogue has been digitized and made available as a .PDF file.

Film SourceDALNET, The Henry Ford - Benson Ford Research CenterFilm Source is your passport to one of the finest collections documenting the American experience. View motion picture films illustrating the impact of the automobile, industrial manufacturing and design, and many other aspects of American culture and everyday life - all from The Henry Ford's collections. Film Source presently contains only a small fraction of The Henry Ford's motion picture holdings. Visit frequently to view new additions.

For Love of LibertyA DALNET ProjectThe story of America's Black military history as recorded in the documentary For Love of Liberty. This collection contains instructional materials for high school and college classroom use as well as integrated online video for use with the curriculum. United Solutions and Services LLC, owners of the right to distribute, for educational purposes, the facilitator’s guides and video clips within For Love of Liberty, has given DALNET permission to host this collection.

Great Lakes Shipping Collection Database, University of Detroit MercyUniversity of Detroit MercyDocuments, publications, photographs, and negatives collected, by Jesuit professor Fr. Dowling, over a seventy year period dealing with all aspects of Great Lakes Shipping from 1850 to the present day. Many of the photographs were actually taken by Fr. Dowling.

Herman Miller Consortium CollectionThe Henry Ford - Benson Ford Research Center, Wayne State UniversityIn 1988, Herman Miller, Inc. established the Herman Miller Consortium to share the historical product collection that had been accumulating as part of Herman Miller's corporate archives in Zeeland, Michigan. The consortium collection, now held by thirteen museums all over the country, contained about 750 pieces of furniture, as well as a large quantity of product literature. As the lead institution in the consortium, The Henry Ford maintains the record of the consortium holdings. The Herman Miller consortium online database now provides access to these records.

Heroes of the SkyThe Henry Ford - Benson Ford Research Center"See the planes on exhibit, check out the specifications and get a sneak peak in a few cockpits." Includes educator resources.

Historical Exploration of Father Charles E. Coughlin's InfluenceUniversity of Detroit MercyAmong the first public figures to utilize the immense power of the nation's passion for radio, Fr. Charles Edward Coughlin reached a broad ecumenical audience during the 1930s. Though a critic of the forces of mass consumer culture around him, he ironically used the first national network to distribute his political and economic views. Coughlin built his reputation on serving as a champion of the poor, foe to big business and financial interests, and as the mouthpiece for the hopes and fears of the nation's lower middle-class. The taint of his anti-Semitism has tended to produce biographies that struggle to avoid simple demonization while also not apologizing on his behalf. Instead he acts as a cipher to various streams of marginal beliefs that exist in American society. This digital archive contains images, audio files, bibliographies, lesson plans, the Social Justice newspaper, the Shrine Herald, a biography of Father Coughlin, historical perspective, links to other websites, and letters from Rev. Gerard L Stockhausen, S.J., President of the University of Detroit Mercy and Monsignor William H. Easton, Pastor of the National Shrine of the Little Flower.

Image Source (Formerly Just in Time Images)The Henry Ford - Benson Ford Research Center“The Benson Ford Research Center photographic collections contain over one million images in a variety of formats, including early forms such as daguerreotypes, tintypes, stereographs and cartes-de-visite. A selection of these collections are available for browsing on the web.

James T. Callow Folklore ArchiveUniversity of Detroit MercyThe University of Detroit Mercy Digital Folklore Archive was founded in 1964 by Professors Frank M. Paulson and James T. Callow. The archive is comprised of over 42,000 folklore traditions taken from field notes covering traditions gathered between 1964 and 1993. The online Folklore Archive is searchable and contains such subjects as: urban legends, ethnic jokes, songs from fraternities, sororities, and scouts, drinking games, graffiti, initiation pranks, superstitions, gestures, riddles, proverbs, customs, festivals and elder lore.

John Novak Digital Interview CollectionMarygrove College LibraryThe John Novak Digital Interview Collection consists of interviews with African-American Detroiters, members of the Black Storytellers Association of Detroit and a participant in the Greensboro Sit-in demonstrations that occurred in February 1960. These digital interviews were conducted by students who interviewed relatives about their experiences during the “Jim Crow” days and their subsequent migration to the North. The developing collection supports the goal of learning about history and human progress from the experiences of ordinary individuals.

Julia's Prayer: Recollections of Hamtramck, Michigan: A Polish-American CommunityOakland Community CollegeThis collection is a unified set of videos with clips of photos, narration, music, and oral histories about early Hamtramck, Michigan, USA. The series contains 23 open-access web-accessible video files (version 1: RealOne Player and version 2: Windows Media Player accessible). Created as part of the Making of Modern Michigan digitization project.

Literary Map of DetroitMarygrove College LibraryThis online literary map shows locations with literary significance around Detroit, Michigan. Each number on the map is a hyperlink to an online essay about the literary location represented.

Maurice Greenia Jr. CollectionsUniversity of Detroit MercyMaurice Greenia, Jr. is a native Detroit artist whose work grows out of the city.
This site is aimed at the preservation of his work, some of which cannot be physically preserved, and is viewable only in photographs. Browse through the site and see the range of creativity in medium and expression, ranging from poetry to drawing to sculpture, with many stops along the way, and often involving found objects.

Michigan Churches of Christ: A HistoryDALNET, Rochester CollegeAn online digital image collection of materials reflecting the history of the Church of Christ or Restoration Movement (Stone-Campbell) in southeastern-lower Michigan. Church of Christ members played important roles in the Civil Rights Movement and established a number of black churches in southeast Michigan. There are several notable members of the Churches of Christ who had a significant impact on the growth of Michigan; among them, John S. Gray and Alexander Y. Malcomson (partners with Henry Ford in creation of the Ford Motor Company).

Michigan County Histories CollectionWayne State UniversityThe Michigan County Histories collection provides access to 192 histories dating from 1866 to 1926. The collection provides all members of the
community with keyword searching and page-by-page access to digitized reproductions of Michigan county atlases and histories as a resource for historical and genealogical research. Initial collection content comprises titles selected from Frances Loomis's Michigan Biography Index (Detroit: Detroit Public Library, 1946), Bentley Historical Library holdings, and the Research Publications microfilm publication County and Regional Histories of the Old Northwest.

Reclaiming Identity: Dismantling Arab StereotypesArab American National MuseumWhy does the word "Arab" evoke images of terrorists & veiled, oppressed women? This online exhibit dismantles stereotypes by tracing their origins and impacts, while offering a more realistic portrait of Arab and Arab American identities.

The 1946 Automotive Golden JubileeDetroit Public LibraryCommemorating the 60th anniversary of the 1946 Automotive Golden Jubilee, the Detroit Public Library presented an exhibit featuring a fascinating assortment of photographs and memorablia that reconstruct a surprising portrait of the Motor City at a crucial moment in its past. [archived site]

TIP DatabaseDetroit Public LibraryTIP is a free community information and referral service which helps people find answers to the problems of everyday living. The TIP database includes information about a broad range of important community resources. [Accessible only at DPL]

TITANIC: 100 Years, 1912-2012DALNETThe purpose of this project was to organize access to freely accessible online primary print resources contemporary to the sinking of the R.M.S. Titanic on April 15, 1912. The scope of the project was limited to the selection of contemporary accounts available in digitally reproduced, freely accessible newspapers, journals and books.

ToysThe Henry Ford - Benson Ford Research CenterEnjoy a “trip” to the American past from a kid’s eye view.

With Liberty & Justice for AllThe Henry Ford - Benson Ford Research Center"Explore America's fight for freedom, witness the struggle to achieve it and celebrate the courage to maintain it in this exciting exhibit at the Henry Ford Musuem." Includes educator resources.

WPA Music ManuscriptsWayne State UniversityWPA Music Manuscripts Project is a collaboration between the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) and Wayne State University (WSU) Department of Music, WSU Department of Art and Art History, and Wayne State University Library System. WSU, with the cooperation of the DSO, worked from 2006-2008 to preserve and create access to the WPA Music Copying Project manuscripts contained in the music library of the DSO.

Writing the River: A Portal to Detroit/Windsor Writers, Literature and Small PressesWayne State UniversityWriting the River (WTR) is a demonstration digitization project focusing on urban poetry from the 1960s and 1970s in Detroit and Windsor. This project was funded by a small grant from the Michigan Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities, with the Wayne State University Library System acting as the Lead Grant Participant. Included in the digital collection are scanned images and text from small-press poetry books, chapbooks, broadsides, etc. The physical items are, in many cases, cherished pieces from authors' or poets' own collections, sometimes rare and in delicate condition.